Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Education and Schooling Part One
The village elementary school which came under the auspices of the church, was a very good one (13) This post is the …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Home and Family
On the front of the farmhouse, above the front door and below a little round window was a coat of arms, a …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Life and Labour
Memories of Long Ago, is a nostalgic account of some of Mrs W.E. Palmer’s childhood years which she spent living at Harting …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Biographical Entry
582 PALMER, Mrs. W.E., ‘Memories of Long Ago’, TS, pp.34 (c.12,200 words). Brunel University Library. Born 1908 in Bramley, near Guildford. Father …
Averil Edith Thomas: Habits, Culture and Belief
Averil uses her memoir as a way of expressing her rural culture’s beliefs and customs. She does so by recreating numerous celebrations …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): War and Memory
The war wended its way to a close, […] and Jimmy climbed the highest tree he could find, to hang a Union …
Minnie Frisby (b. 1877): Home and Family
Minnie discusses her childhood in detail. She had nine other siblings although she says, ‘it was very rare we were all home …